Safety Council

The County Safety Council is responsible for assuring the County complies
with Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances pertaining to safety. The Council shall meet quarterly and all departments are encouraged to have representatives participate in the meetings. Members of the Safety Council are as follows:

The Safety Council is made up of the following members, or their appointees:

Risk Manager

Facilities & Fleet Manager

Safety Officer

Union Representatives

Sheriff Coroner

HHSA Director

Director of Department of Transportation

Director of Human Resources

The Safety Council is now responsible for the following:

Hold
regular meetings bi-annually, and as needed, if determined necessary
by the majority of the appointed members.

Review
a summary of all Incident/Accident reports received by Risk
Management and Human Resources and to make recommendations where
appropriate.

To
promote safety and enhance the effectiveness of safety awareness,
training, accident prevention and emergency preparedness.

To
report to the Board of Supervisors, through the Risk Management
Division, county wide safety policies, programs and priorities on
county wide safety. In addition reporting to the Risk Management
Division on the effectiveness of the departmental safety programs.